...without worrying about going to jail.
Without having read the statute, I can only applaud the intent thereof. It may backfire, but only a fool or politician -- but I repeat myself -- would seek to cast this law as an attempt to decriminalize child prostitution. Eve, I'm not suggesting that YOU are either, but only that you're reacting to the state legislator, I believe it was, who wrote the article claiming the law decriminalized the heinous act. CRdecriminalizing child prostitution?WTF?!!! Is this true? Reading conflicting reports online....
heard about it today myself, their attempt at no punishing the victim without really thinking it through. Kind of like when the NFL changed the rule for touchbacks on kickoffs - well intentioned but probably will either not work or totally backfire.
California recognized that underage prostitutes are victims, not criminals. Great effort is being made to help them rather than punishing them. It's is still a very serious crime to have sex with a minor. The law enforcement effect is stop the pimps.
so if the girl can't be criminally charged, what reason is there for her to flip on the pimp????
...without worrying about going to jail.
Without having read the statute, I can only applaud the intent thereof. It may backfire, but only a fool or politician -- but I repeat myself -- would seek to cast this law as an attempt to decriminalize child prostitution. Eve, I'm not suggesting that YOU are either, but only that you're reacting to the state legislator, I believe it was, who wrote the article claiming the law decriminalized the heinous act.
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Couldn`t it also be used as a recruiting tool by the pimps?
California is now getting on board with the changes to Federal law that now prefers to treat the trafficked person as a victim and not as a "co-conspirator" in illegal activities, oif you will. This is an important change because it allows for substantial redress against the trafficker. Prior to the change there were substantial restrictions on what type of restitution was available to the victim. Now, for instance, the victim can recover the full amount of money the trafficker made from the servitude of the victim and all income from illegal activities may be considered in assessing punitive damages. He
This change was necessary in California to cover cases not involving interstate commerce which precludes federal jurisdiction.
If you would like to learn more about trafficking issues, I would suggest you check out the Southern Poverty Law Center website. They are on the cutting edge of anti trafficking legal strategies. This will explain things in greater detail than what is available here.
But no, there is no rational interpretation that child sex trafficking has been "decriminalized" by the recent legislation.